How to Fit a Car Seat on a Camel: And Other Misadventures Traveling with Kids [Paperback]

Sarah Franklin (Editor)

Book Description

Publication Date: April 29, 2008

Have you ever struggled to dislodge a nostril-bound Cheerio while navigating the interstate at 70 miles an hour? Discovered exactly how many renditions of “Row, Row, Row Your Boat” it takes for you to pull the car to the side of the road and weep? Or experienced just what happens when your miniature traveling companion pulls the “manual override” lever on the emergency exit door of a plane? You’re not alone. We all have memories of a hideous yet hilarious family trip.

Now you can read about some that make your trip look like a vacation with the Waltons.

Edited by Sarah Franklin, How to Fit a Car Seat on a Camel is an anthology of outrageous stories about the inherent misadventures that revolve around traveling with kids. Whether the trip is with newborn triplets or with moody teens, a road trip to the beach or a European vacation, each story will resonate with parents who hit the road or the tarmac with kids in tow.

Editorial Reviews

Review

Tales of travels begun with optimism and sometimes ending with vomiting, tears, or near- nervous breakdowns -- take your pick -- fill the new book "How to Fit a Car Seat on a Camel," edited by Sarah Franklin (Seal Press, $15.95). Frankin tells of her own naiveté about travel with kids in the book's introduction: "My husband and I were that cliché of the 30-something childless couple, traveling here, there and everywhere, with just a copy of The New Yorker and the latest iPod as accessories. Trips we made from our home in Seattle include Alaska, Hawaii, England, Wales, California, New York and the foothills of the Canadian Rockies." Franklin and hubby would look at each other and say: "We can still do all this with the baby, you know. Yeah, we were that cliché, too." Their travels -- crossing the Atlantic four times with baby, Jonah -- inspired the collection of stories. -- The Fresno Bee, May 12, 2008

Product Details

• Paperback: 280 pages
• Publisher: Seal Press (April 29, 2008)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1580052428
• ISBN-13: 978-1580052429
• Product Dimensions: 7.5 x 5.4 x 1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 12.8 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (8 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,015,663 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

Customer Reviews

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7 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Great Gift Idea!, June 18, 2008

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A Reader (Kirkland, WA USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: How to Fit a Car Seat on a Camel: And Other Misadventures Traveling with Kids (Paperback)

Received this "How to Fit a Car Seat on a Camel" as a gift and practically wet myself reading the stories. Some were seriously hilarious, some were ew-w-w, some were really quite touching.

This is the perfect book to take along on a trip, when you want only short easy things to read. And, maybe, reading about someone else's misadventures will make whatever problems you're facing seem minor in comparison.

Anyway, I always think that books make great gifts and this one would be perfect for mothers of small children. After receiving and reading it, I bought another copy for a friend. She immediately bought another copy for another friend.

It's that kind of book.

7 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Fabulous. Hilarious Stories, June 12, 2008

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Karen Smith (Austin, TX) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: How to Fit a Car Seat on a Camel: And Other Misadventures Traveling with Kids (Paperback)

I used to read a story from this book as I lulled my little girl to sleep and more often than not I woke her up as my body couldn't contain the laughter from these stories.
As a new parent reading becomes difficult if not impossible and these stories are short and fun.
Waiting for a sequel of stories ..

6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Required Mommy Reading, June 29, 2008

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K. Harding (San Francisco, CA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: How to Fit a Car Seat on a Camel: And Other Misadventures Traveling with Kids (Paperback)

I loved this book - it made me realize that a woman can be a mother and STILL maintain her sense of humor. The situations these women find themselves in are sometimes unfortunate, always embarrasing and never planned. But they all manage to survive it with a chuckle or two to share with the rest of us. It gives me hope. Definitely required reading if you are like me and trying to read everything possible to prepare for motherhood.